FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno Chaffee Zoo has announced that Siabu the gargantuan is pregnant!
The zoo posted a positive pregnancy test on its social media on Thursday with the caption "guess who's expecting!" teasing towards the big announcement.
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The baby orangutan is expected sometime in November or December.
According to zoo officials, the father is 34-year-old male orangutan Busar, who came to Fresno in 1997 from Zoo Atlanta. Siabu, 29, came to Fresno in 2001 from the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.
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Siabu and Busar are also the parents of a female orangutan, Ndari, born December 18, 2010, whose name means "full moon" in Indonesian.
This will be Busar's second offspring with Siabu and third offspring overall. He and 47-year-old female orangutan, Sara, welcomed male orangutan Labu on October 31, 2010. His name means "pumpkin" in Indonesian.
The Fresno Chaffee Zoo has announced that Siabu the gargantuan is pregnant!